Legal Opinion
William J. Brockington v. Vernon R. Scott, Trustee in Bankruptcy, in the Matter Of: Physicians and Dentists Investment Corporation, Bankrupt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1967No. 11063PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a decision of the district court for South Carolina in the exercise of its bankruptcy jurisdiction. We are asked to define the rights of the Trustee in Bankruptcy and the appellant, Dr. William Brockington, in respect to (1) a building erected by the bankrupt corporation on a lot owned by Brockington, and (2) two promissory notes given by Brockington as consideration for shares of the bankrupt’s stock. 1
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Penetrating the veil of land and lease law terminology which obscures the transaction between the parties, the facts found by the Referee and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Braddy v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Rider v. John G. Delker & Sons Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Boggs v. FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re SmithUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2009
- Searight v. Thomas (In Re Thomas)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1985
- Thomas F. Grojean and Therese Grojean v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Shaia v. Meyer (In Re Meyer)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
- In Re BooneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1985
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